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MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it...
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M1 cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, MiniMax: MiniMax M1 costs about $9.9 ($5.5 input + $4.4 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What are cheaper alternatives to MiniMax: MiniMax M1?
- Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B — $0.39 in / $2.34 out per 1M
- NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super — $0.3 in / $2.4 out per 1M
- DeepSeek: R1 0528 — $0.5 in / $2.15 out per 1M
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 — $0.66 in / $1.98 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) — $0.375 in / $2.25 out per 1M
- Z.ai: GLM 4.7 — $0.54 in / $1.98 out per 1M
Where to run MiniMax: MiniMax M1
AI/ML API: one API key for 400+ models, including most models tracked here · Novita AI: pay-as-you-go APIs for open models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Llama and more) plus GPU cloud. Prices there follow each platform's own catalog and can differ from the list prices tracked here.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M1 cost?
MiniMax: MiniMax M1 costs $0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.2 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 22, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $9.9.
What is the context window of MiniMax: MiniMax M1?
MiniMax: MiniMax M1 has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens and can return up to 40,000 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to MiniMax: MiniMax M1?
Cheaper models include Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B ($0.39 in / $2.34 out), NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super ($0.3 in / $2.4 out), DeepSeek: R1 0528 ($0.5 in / $2.15 out). See the full list on this page.
Is MiniMax: MiniMax M1 free to use?
No. MiniMax: MiniMax M1 is a paid model at $0.55 input / $2.2 output per 1M tokens. 21 free models are listed on the free models page.
Provider: minimax · Model ID: minimax/minimax-m1 · Modality: text->text · Price snapshot October 22, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices